Clinton Double Speak
Clinton claims she’s more “electable” based, in part, on her ability to win “big states,” The campaign insists, this shows she has the support of Democratic voters needed to win in November, while Obama does not.
Essentially, she’s saying she’s more electable, because she can count on the support of the traditional Democratic base
Asked about the increasingly negative tone of the campaign and polls showing perhaps significant numbers of each Democratic candidate’s supporters saying they won’t support the other, or will turn to John McCain, Clinton pushes back saying she’s sure the party will be unified by November, and rally around the eventual nominee.
If that’s true, and it probably is, then what difference does it make who wins the big states during the primary season? Clinton seems to believe the nominee will have the full backing of the party. So, it appears those two Clinton arguments, central to her campaign, do go around in circles, and leave us with nothing more to believe than she’ll say anything, even slander, stretch, and pander, for the nomination.
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